Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Type with thick heavy lines that are not as thick or heavy as boldface.
- adjective Typeset or printed in semibold.
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- adjective Having a
typeface that hasthicker than usualstrokes , but not as thick as abold typeface
Etymologies
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Examples
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These bamboo beauties are “four inches in diameter and set in Baskerville semibold.”
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My computer includes about 100 English-language fonts, many of them families encompassing multiple weights — Baskerville in bold, bold italic, italic, regular, semibold, and semibold italic, for instance — and all available instantly.
Playing to Type 2008
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My computer includes about 100 English-language fonts, many of them families encompassing multiple weights — Baskerville in bold, bold italic, italic, regular, semibold, and semibold italic, for instance — and all available instantly.
Playing to Type 2008
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My computer includes about 100 English-language fonts, many of them families encompassing multiple weights — Baskerville in bold, bold italic, italic, regular, semibold, and semibold italic, for instance — and all available instantly.
Playing to Type 2008
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Baskerville (only the regular weight, not bold or semibold)
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